UW Topics in Allergy and Immunology Teaching Series (Required)

Session: Fellow presents a topic (both basic and clinical) at least one of the sessions. At other sessions, the faculty and invited guest speakers give presentations or lead discussions of A&I journal articles

Sessions: The PPD conference is held as part of the bimonthly Immunology Divisional meeting. This consists of case presentations by the fellows to the four to six immunology attendings present, with the goal of developing rational and thoughtful differential diagnoses and linking them to the pathophysiology of the immune system. Brief discussions of inpatients and recent consults follow the case presentations.
There is also a monthly Immunology Didactic Session following one of the Wednesday Division Meetings at Building 1 at SCHRI.

(*Required if on-service and Pediatric Immunology Section patient(s) are presented.)

Sessions:This multidisciplinary clinical and teaching conference is designed to acquaint the fellow with the indications for hematopoetic cell transplant in the patient with primary immunodeficiency. Types of transplants, preparative regimens, transplant related complications such as GVHD, and difficult clinical management issues related to transplant or gene therapy are also discussed.
Sites participating in the transplant protocols offered to patients with primary immunodeficiency disease include:

UW Biomedical Research Integrity Series and didactic/interactive sessions (Elective)

Sessions: The biomedical research integrity covers the 6 core topics required by the Responsible Conduct of Research Code of the NIH:
conflict of interest, responsible authorship, policies for handling misconduct, policies regarding the use of human and animal subjects, and data management.

Immunology 573 / UW Immunology Seminar Series (Elective)

Teaching conference: Weekly discussion in which original research results are presented and discussed. Emphasis is on new and original contributions to the field of immunology and related areas; occasional seminars are concerned with review of important topics.

Schedule: Years 1 & 2 / 1 time a week / 1 hour / September through June

Annual Department of Immunology Retreat (Elective)

Session: A two-day retreat held annually that allows trainees and faculty to discuss scientific interests, present an update of their research and share time socially. Selected faculty and trainees oral presentation and trainees present posters in an informal setting.